Official letter No. 1567/TCHQ-GSQL dated May 4th, 2022 of the General Department of Vietnam Customs regarding cancellation of customs declaration

According to opinions of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in case an enterprise is required to cancel an import declaration because it is not the goods owner, firstly it has to follow procedures for refusing to receive the goods according to clause 21 Article 1 of Decree No. 59/2018/ND-CP then it follows procedures to cancel the customs declaration according to the guidelines provided at item 2 of Official letter No. 6120/TCHQ-GSQL dated October 18th, 2018.

If other enterprise wishes to carry out procedures for importing such goods shipment, it has to prove that it is the goods owner and must be named on the bill of lading.